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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 277 

Expressing the condolences of the Senate and honoring the memory of the 

victims on the first anniversary of the mass shooting at the Fourth 

of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 22, 2023 

Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. DUCKWORTH) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the condolences of the Senate and honoring the 

memory of the victims on the first anniversary of the 

mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade in Highland 

Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022. 

Whereas, on July 4, 2022, a gunman opened fire at the corner of Central Avenue and Second Street in Highland 

Park, Illinois, during the annual Fourth of July parade; 

Whereas the gunman took the lives of 7 individuals and injured 46 more individuals; 

Whereas the 7 individuals who lost their lives that day 

were— 

(1) Katie Goldstein, age 64, of Highland Park, Illinois, a beloved wife and mother, who was known for her 


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kind, caring personality, and for bringing neighbors delicious baked goods during the holidays; 

(2) Irina McCarthy, age 35, of Highland Park, Illinois, a wife and mother of 2-year-old Aiden, who met her 

husband Kevin through their mutual work in the pharmaceutical industry; 

(3) Kevin McCarthy, age 37, of Highland Park, Illinois, a husband and father of 2-year-old Aiden, who died 

protecting his son from gunfire; 

(4) Stephen Strauss, age 88, of Highland Park, Illinois, a brother, husband, father, and grandfather, who 

was a joke-teller and avid reader and greatly enjoyed the 

Art Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; 

(5) Jacquelyn Sundheim, age 63, of Highland Park, 

Illinois, a kind and caring wife and mother, who was a 

lifelong member of North Shore Congregation Israel, in 

Glencoe, where she also taught preschool and served as 

the events coordinator; 

(6) Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza, age 78, of Morelos, 

Mexico, who was attending the parade with his children, 

grandchildren, and great-grandchildren; and 

(7) Eduardo Uvaldo, age 69, of Waukegan, Illinois, 

who was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather; 

Whereas dozens of individuals were wounded by gunfire or injured fleeing the scene of the mass shooting; 

Whereas the Highland Park Police Department and the 

Highland Park Fire Department led dozens of agencies 

in responding to the shooting with bravery and professionalism, including— 

(1) the Illinois State Police; 


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(2) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and 

Explosives; 

(3) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; 

(4) the United States Secret Service; 

(5) the United States Marshals Service; 

(6) the Naval Criminal Investigative Service; 

(7) the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force; 

(8) the Chicago Police Department; 

(9) the Lake County Sheriff’s Office; 

(10) the Cook County Sheriff’s Office; 

(11) the Northwest Central Dispatch System; 

(12) the Regional Emergency Dispatch Center 

(RED Center); 

(13) the Glenview Public Safety Dispatch Center; 

(14) the Highland Park Community Emergency Response Team (CERT); 

(15) the Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection 

District; 

(16) the Northbrook Fire Department; 

(17) the Winnetka Fire Department; 

(18) the Northfield Fire Department; 

(19) the Buffalo Grove Fire Department; 

(20) the Prospect Heights Fire Department; 

(21) the Libertyville Fire Department; 

(22) the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection 

District; 

(23) the Evanston Fire Department; 

(24) the Glenview Fire Department; 

(25) the Lake Bluff Fire Department; 

(26) the Skokie Fire Department; 

(27) the Wilmette Fire Department; 

(28) the Des Plaines Fire Department; 

(29) the Glencoe Department of Public Safety; 


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(30) the Lake Forest Fire Department; 

(31) the Morton Grove Fire Department; 

(32) the Park Ridge Fire Department; 

(33) the Waukegan Fire Department; 

(34) the Niles Fire Department; 

(35) the Addison Fire Protection District; 

(36) the Streamwood Fire Department; 

(37) the Hanover Park Fire Department; and 

(38) the police departments of— 

(A) Addison; 

(B) Antioch; 

(C) Arlington Heights; 

(D) Bannockburn; 

(E) Barrington; 

(F) Barrington Hills; 

(G) Bartlett; 

(H) Berwyn; 

(I) Buffalo Grove; 

(J) Carpentersville; 

(K) Cary; 

(L) Crystal Lake; 

(M) Deerfield; 

(N) Des Plaines; 

(O) Elk Grove Village; 

(P) Elmhurst; 

(Q) Evanston; 

(R) Fox Lake; 

(S) Franklin Park; 

(T) Glencoe; 

(U) Glenview; 

(V) Grayslake; 

(W) Gurnee; 

(X) Hanover Park; 


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(Y) Harwood Heights; 

(Z) Hoffman Estates; 

(AA) Inverness; 

(BB) Kenilworth; 

(CC) Kildeer; 

(DD) Lake Bluff; 

(EE) Lake Forest; 

(FF) Lake Villa; 

(GG) Lake Zurich; 

(HH) Libertyville; 

(II) Lincolnshire; 

(JJ) Lincolnwood; 

(KK) McHenry; 

(LL) Morton Grove; 

(MM) Mount Prospect; 

(NN) Mundelein; 

(OO) Niles; 

(PP) Norridge; 

(QQ) North Chicago; 

(RR) North Riverside; 

(SS) Northbrook; 

(TT) Northfield; 

(UU) Palatine; 

(VV) Prospect Heights; 

(WW) Riverwoods; 

(XX) Rolling Meadows; 

(YY) Rosemont; 

(ZZ) Round Lake; 

(AAA) Round Lake Beach; 

(BBB) Round Lake Park; 

(CCC) Schiller Park; 

(DDD) Skokie; 

(EEE) Streamwood; 


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(FFF) Vernon Hills; 

(GGG) Wauconda; 

(HHH) Waukegan; 

(III) Western Springs; 

(JJJ) Wheeling; 

(KKK) Wilmette; 

(LLL) Winnetka; 

(MMM) Winthrop Harbor; and 

(NNN) Zion; 

Whereas the emergency responders and the doctors, nurses, 

and other health care providers at Highland Park Hospital, Glenbrook Hospital, Evanston Hospital, Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, and University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital provided professional 

and dedicated care to the victims; 

Whereas, during the year following the shooting, many volunteer counselors traveled to North Shore School District 

112 and Township High School District 113 to assist the 

community in the process of healing; 

Whereas members of the Highland Park, Highwood, Waukegan, and North Chicago communities, along with communities across the entire North Shore, the State of Illinois, the United States, and the world remain united in 

support of the victims of this horrific massacre and their 

families on its 1-year anniversary; 

Whereas, according to the Gun Violence Archive, the tragic 

mass shooting that occurred in Highland Park was 1 of 

10 mass shootings that occurred on July 4, 2022; and 


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Whereas senseless gun violence has caused devastation, trauma, and grief to too many families and communities 

across the United States: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) expresses sincere condolences to the fami3 lies, friends, and loved ones of Katie Goldstein, Irina 

4 McCarthy, Kevin McCarthy, Stephen Strauss, Jac5 quelyn Sundheim, Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza, and 

6 Eduardo Uvaldo, the victims of the devastating 

7 shooting along the parade route on July 4, 2022, in 

8 Highland Park, Illinois; 

9 (2) honors the lives and memory of the victims, 

10 with gratitude for their selfless dedication to others; 

11 (3) continues to extend support to the individ12 uals who were injured and subjected to the trauma 

13 of the shooting; 

14 (4) expresses gratitude to the law enforcement 

15 officers, medical personnel, and emergency respond16 ers who responded to the shooting with profes17 sionalism, dedication, and bravery; and 

18 (5) stands in solidarity with the victims of 

19 senseless gun violence in communities across the 

20 United States. 

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